Bath Ramblings

Bradford-on-Avon Walking Wheel (spokes 7 and 8) – 26.9.22

This is a shortish easy walk that we have done a couple of times before. Here is a previous post on the same route. cute chubby sheep The autumn fields have all been harvested so the footpaths are a bit harder to follow A lovely heron It was a beautiful clear and sunny day with views for miles The local cows are generally friendly Route Details 🗺️ View Route on Walkmeter (opens in a new tab)

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, September 26, 2022

South Stoke - 11.9.22

This walk was organized by Bath Ramblers in association with Bathscape Walking Festival South Stoke Millenium Viewpoint This is a varied route with gentle ups and downs The woods were generous for those of us who forgot to bring lunch! Endless views A lot of this walk was along the Somerset Coal Canal Route Details 🗺️ View Route on Walkmeter (opens in a new tab)

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, September 12, 2022
Last Modified on Monday, September 26, 2022

Browne's Folly - 2.1.22

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our regular New Year trek up to Browne’s Folly and through the woods at Bathford. We first did this walk in January 2017 and it has become the traditional first walk of the year for Bath Ramblers. Two weeks ago when we pre-walked this route it was damp and foggy Today it was very mild for January and the views were really clear. Here the sun is shining down on Freezing Hill Lane on the horizon.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, January 3, 2022
Last Modified on Monday, September 12, 2022

Widcombe & Combe Down - 11.07.21

Ramblers group walks have started up again. We’ll be leading this walk in a couple of weeks (all details on the Bath Ramblers website) It’s a lovely route with great views of Bath city from Alexandra Park and the Skyline trail. At the moment the fields are full of wildflowers and we even caught a glimpse of the llamas near Prior Park. (they weren’t cooperating for photos sadly) Route Details 🗺️ View Route on Walkmeter (opens in a new tab)

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Last Modified on Sunday, September 5, 2021

Bath Skyline and Smallcombe - 6.12.20

A great little walk for any visitors to Bath as it starts and ends at the bus/train station. There are a couple of steep hills which will reward you with some terrific views of the city. 3.6 miles through town and country Alexandra Park in Widcombe provides some of the best aerial views of Bath, even on a hazy morning. It doesn’t take long before you are out in the countryside

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, December 14, 2020
Last Modified on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Upper Swainswick - 8.3.20

A lovely spring day for a walk which involved lots of hills giving clear and far reaching views. The walk started from Upper Swainswick and took in much of the Upper Lambrook Valley. The village of Woolley has an interesting church (Grade 1 listed) built by John Wood the Younger with an unusual cupola as shown in the photo below. After a few more hills and fields it was across the A46 where there were good views of St Catherine’s Valley and Monkswood reservoir.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Monday, March 9, 2020
Last Modified on Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Browne's Folly - 5.1.2020

Happy New Year from Bath Ramblings Walking up the hill towards Browne’s Folly Sunshine breaking through over the hills A new and exciting feature of this walk is the lovely friendly goats A very handsome pheasant A flock of unusual black horned sheep Don’t take our word for it but apparently this fungus makes a lovely soup the lightning struck tree has deteriorated since we saw it in 2018 - compare here find out more about the nature reserve here Route Details 🗺️ View Route on Walkmeter (opens in a new tab) This walk starts and ends at Bathford Church

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Last Modified on Monday, March 9, 2020

Winsley - 10.11.19

This walk started from Hartley Farm and went through Turleigh then down to the canal at Avoncliffe. The canal was a really peaceful spot for a brief coffee break. Then it was uphill through Murhill to Winsley and back to Hartley Farm via Conkwell. It was a lovely day of welcome autumn sunshine and the trees were in their full autumn colour against the clear blue sky. Some of this walk followed the Bradford-on-Avon Walking Wheel

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Friday, November 15, 2019
Last Modified on Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Larkhall - 4.8.19

This walk started from Larkhall Sports Club and went round the edge of Charlcombe before heading up to Woolley with its attractive church and interesting graveyard and then on to Upper Swainswick. The return was via a footpath alongside but above the A46 and back through Lower Swainswick. There were several steep climbs which gave excellent views of the city and surrounding countryside. Walking up the hill away from Bath

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Saturday, August 10, 2019
Last Modified on Friday, November 15, 2019

Kilmersdon - 20.1.19

This was a lovely walk with a good mix of landscape starting from Kilmersdon and quickly joining Colliers Way which still has a surprising amount of the old railway track. Much of the trackside is lined with apple trees and legend has it that these were grown when passengers on the trains threw their apple cores out of the window. The walk then headed for the grounds of Ammerdown House with its impressive column - this originally had a viewing space at the top.

Posted by Bath Ramblings on Thursday, January 24, 2019
Last Modified on Monday, April 15, 2019